Courses in NZ

NZSTI WORKSHOPS:NZSTI hosts workshops from time to time to assist members with their ongoing professional development. These workshops are usually open to non-members. Please note that these workshops are NOT QUALIFICATIONS.

SLIANZ MEMBERS:NZSTI is formally affiliated with the Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand. Members of SLIANZ who join NZSTI are granted full Member status.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. Recognition of translation and interpreting courses in New Zealand by NZSTI:

NZSTI's benchmarking process is based on the NZQA system so that the society may ascertain the correct NZSTI membership level for graduates of those courses. Once assessed, graduates of courses in NZ may be admitted into the society as either full Members or Affiliates. Graduates of courses that do not meet NZSTI's strict criteria will be admitted as Observers of the society

2. Translator Language Direction

Translation qualifications listed below are accepted for Translator membership that is direction-specific, being the one direction Foreign language into Native language.

MEMBER LEVEL COURSES

NZSTI at its discretion grants Full Member status for completed qualifications in translation or interpreting taught at recognised NZ tertiary institutions with a minimum of 120 credits and level 7, in the translation language direction of Foreign language into Native language, provided the applicant has passed the course with a minimum overall grade average of B and received a minimum of B+ in the practical translation or interpreting paper.

NZSTI at its discretion grants Affiliate status for completed qualifications in translation or interpreting taught at recognised NZ tertiary institutions with a minimum of 30 credits and level 6, in the translation language direction of Foreign language into Native language.